SILVER - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 08/09/05 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF 5,000 TROY OUNCES) OPEN INTEREST: 139,307 COMMITMENTS 42,475 12,851 24,037 36,366 89,573 102,878 126,461 36,429 12,846 CHANGES FROM 08/02/05 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 1,269) -1,041 3,263 1,373 1,556 -2,360 1,888 2,276 -618 -1,006 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 30.5 9.2 17.3 26.1 64.3 73.9 90.8 26.1 9.2 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 180) 99 39 52 25 34 143 107 COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 08/09/05 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF 25,000 POUNDS) OPEN INTEREST: 118,156 COMMITMENTS 44,931 26,941 18,325 39,448 56,350 102,704 101,616 15,452 16,540 CHANGES FROM 08/02/05 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: -5,062) -2,017 265 -3,324 651 -2,328 -4,691 -5,388 -371 326 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 38.0 22.8 15.5 33.4 47.7 86.9 86.0 13.1 14.0 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 208) 69 75 64 44 43 161 146 GOLD - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 08/09/05 | --------------------------------------------------------------| NONREPORTABLE NON-COMMERCIAL | COMMERCIAL | TOTAL | POSITIONS --------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- Long | Short |Spreads | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CONTRACTS OF 100 TROY OUNCES) OPEN INTEREST: 341,392 COMMITMENTS 168,050 45,787 50,550 66,051 223,909 284,651 320,246 56,741 21,146 CHANGES FROM 08/02/05 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 46,140) 48,821 -4,094 4,287 -5,908 45,387 47,200 45,580 -1,060 560 PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER 49.2 13.4 14.8 19.3 65.6 83.4 93.8 16.6 6.2 NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 267) 151 57 60 41 47 213 147
Updated August 12, 2005